"Meditations on Basic Baroque," IV (1966), p. 432
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The buttocks are the most aesthetically pleasing part of the body because they are non-functional. Although they conceal an essential orifice, these pointless globes are as near as the human form can ever come to abstract art.
— Kenneth Tynan
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Source: Wikiquote: "Kenneth Tynan" (Quotes, Tynan Right and Left (1967): Tynan Right and Left : Plays, Films, People, Places and Events (1967))
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About Kenneth Tynan
Kenneth Tynan (2 April 1927 – 26 July 1980) was a British theatre critic, author and literary manager of London's National Theatre Conmpany for a decade from 1963.
About Kenneth Tynan
Kenneth Tynan (2 April 1927 – 26 July 1980) was a British theatre critic, author and literary manager of London's National Theatre Conmpany for a decade from 1963.
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